12:00 noon Weather Report
Date: 15th July, 2023
Forecaster: E. Francis
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy and hazy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 28°C or 82°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 4.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 0.5 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of July so far:
Sunset today: 6:36 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:43 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-northeast near 23 mph or
37 km/h, with a few gusts.
Weather: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered
showers.
Persons with respiratory ailments and dust allergies are advised to exercise caution due to reduced air quality.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:28 pm…Low at 7:24 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:35 pm…Low at 8:51 pm.
Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 4 to 7 feet or 1.2 to 2.1 metres.
Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to brisk winds, above normal seas and reduced visibility.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles, partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Elsewhere, generally fair and hazy.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Saharan dust will continue to cause a reduction in visibility and air quality over the Eastern Caribbean region, during the forecast period.
Moisture and instability associated with a tropical wave will continue to generate cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the southern portion of the Eastern Caribbean region during the forecast period.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 21 mph or 33 km/h. Moisture and instability associated with this wave will begin to affect the region on Sunday.
A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.